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Download fileThe 1872-3 cruise of the pearl-shelling schooner Franz : reordering the southwest Pacific maritime trade
The 1872 cruise of Franz illustrates a number of points about the transformation of 19th Century Australian pearl-shelling. In 1872 its methods of operation, labour relations and financial arrangements were much the same as in the earlier western Pacific whaling, sandalwood and bêche-de-mer (trepang) industries. However, onboard relationships were being re-ordered as pearl-shelling became more capital intensive and required more experienced labour. Pearl-shelling masters also had to contend with changing regulatory regimes and shifting loci of power on remote maritime frontiers. Failure to cope with these could prove disastrous.
Funding
Category 1 - Australian Competitive Grants (this includes ARC, NHMRC)
History
Volume
90Issue
3Start Page
273End Page
289Number of Pages
17ISSN
0025-3359Location
Northwick Park, Harrow, UKPublisher
Society for Nautical ResearchLanguage
en-ausPeer Reviewed
- Yes
Open Access
- No
External Author Affiliations
Faculty of Arts, Health and Sciences;Era Eligible
- Yes